Darien Phone Scams 2024
Police: Theft of $45,000 in a Phone Scam Results in Arrest of 29-Year-Old Florida Woman
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A 29-year-old Fort Lauderdale, Florida woman scammed $45,000 out of a Darien woman by pretending to be an employee with the victim’s bank, Darien police said. The Florida woman turned herself in at Darien Police Headquarters Friday, May 10, in response to an arrest warrant charging her with first-degree larceny, a felony. Darien police gave this account of the incident and investigation:
On Sept. 29, 2023, the victim told police that she received the call. The woman pretending to be a bank employee, Gabriella Rodrigues, told the victim that there had been a fraud committed with her account.